Chapter 151: Jiangsu Special Economic Zone
h2> Guo Yu has been very busy recently, and after he became the governor and governor of Jiangsu Province, the whole affairs of Jiangsu Province were pressed on him alone.
The power of the Overseers of the Republic of China is as great as that of the princes of a country, and if the Overseers are only for the enjoyment of life, it will be extremely extravagant and corrupt, because there is no one to supervise and manage them in the area under the jurisdiction of the Overseers, and even the so-called Inspectors, Xuanfu Envoys, Economic Strategy Envoys, Inspectors and other high-level positions above the Overseers have little direct jurisdiction over the Provincial Overseers. Zhang Xun served as the Yangtze River patrol envoy, and his strength was only limited to a corner of Xuzhou, and Cao Kun was appointed as the patrol envoy of Zhilu and Henan and the economic envoy of Sichuan, Guangdong, Hunan and Jiangxi provinces. Only Zhang Zuolin's tour of the three eastern provinces is worthy of its name.
But if you want to be a responsible overseer, it is also very difficult, Guo Yu's current position is equivalent to the modern provincial party secretary plus provincial governor and commander of the military region, the real party, government, military and people. They should not only be responsible for the military, but also be responsible for taxation, the appointment and dismissal of officials, people's livelihood, police affairs, transportation, education, and so on, and they should also properly handle the relationship with the central government of the Republic of China and the relations with the foreign concessions within their jurisdiction. The power is great, but there is also too much work to be done.
Later generations said that the provincial overseers of the Republic of China are a profession with a very high risk factor, they have to face the pressure of the strong leaders of the central government, but also face the covetousness of neighboring provinces, and guard against careerists in their subordinates, but also face the pull and threat of the Europeans and Japanese.
The capital of Jiangsu is Jiangning County, that is, Nanjing, but Guo Yu has no plans to go to Nanjing to work in the near future, because Suzhou is very close to Shanghai, and Suzhou Wu County has also been the capital of Jiangsu, so he will work in Suzhou for the time being, and he will consider other things after a steady dìng.
Guo Yu was busy with Jiangsu's development plan in Jiangsu, and he received the reply from the Bank of Communications, but it was placed on Duan Qirui's desk. Seeing the three conditions put forward by Guo Yu, Duan Qirui also frowned and thought for a while, and he didn't understand Guo Yu's intentions, was it just to make these requests more convenient for his own business, Duan Qirui felt that there must be a deep meaning in this, but he couldn't see through Guo Yu's thoughts for a while.
Duan Qirui took the telegram sent by Xu Shichang to the presidential palace, and reported the matter to Li Yuanhong, who was already waiting, and when he learned that Guo Yu agreed to receive the Bank of Communications, Li Yuanhong only felt that a big stone had been removed from his body, and he immediately felt refreshed, he just looked at the three conditions proposed by Guo Yu, and did not see anything wrong, and then said to Duan Qirui: "Is this Guo Yu still very good at talking, now that he has accepted the Bank of Communications, he will naturally solve these problems with his financial resources, Then the government should be much easier, which is equivalent to helping the government solve the problem of 40 million arrears. ”
"I was also surprised that he was able to receive the Bank of Communications, and now he takes over the best solution, this Guo Yu has money, and the relief money of the Huafu Association is not less than one million oceans every month, and the money to buy the population is not less than 500,000 oceans, this money is not even available to the current government of the Republic of China, but he can easily do it, which can explain the problem, but I heard that the Huafu shopping malls he opened have spread all over the country, and the daily income is quite rich, and it is simply a daily income, and I don't care about the money." Duan Qirui's tone was still a little sour when he talked about Guo Yu, because he, the prime minister of the Republic of China, also lived with his fingers every day, but this Guo Yu could be so big-hearted, he was really envious, jealous and hateful.
"But the three conditions he put forward are only afraid that they have deep meanings." Duan Qirui continued.
"I think it's just to make better money, what other deep meaning can there be, don't think about it too much." Li Yuanhong wanted to hurry up and throw out the hot potato of the Bank of Communications, and he didn't want anything to happen to Duan Qirui here.
In fact, Duan Qirui couldn't understand Guo Yu's intentions, and since Li Yuanhong didn't care, he didn't think about it anymore. "Then I will give Guo Yu a document in the name of the government." Duan Qirui said.
"Okay, let the Bank of Communications handle the handover procedures as much as possible, I think those private shareholders are already in a hurry." Li Yuanhong urged.
A few days later, Guo Yu received a notice from the central government of the Republic of China, ordering him to organize personnel to take over the Bank of Communications, and allowing Guo Yu to establish two organizations, the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce and the All-China Banking Regulatory Commission, but these two organizations are only non-governmental organizations, with no government functions and no administrative powers.
After Guo Yu received the notice, he happily slapped the telegram and said, "It's done." Then he called Mu Sheng, the secretary group, and asked him to organize people to take over the ownership of the Bank of Communications.
After that, Guo Yu issued a series of orders for the economic construction of Jiangsu Province, and spread it to the whole country through the guò Huafu Bao, and the changes in Jiangsu attracted the attention of all walks of life.
On July 15, the fifth year of the Republic of China, Guo Yu, in the name of the governor and governor of Jiangsu, ordered the establishment of the Jiangsu Special Economic Zone, promulgated the "Jiangsu Special Economic Zone Regulations", implemented a unified tax policy in the whole province, and exempted, merged and sorted out the various taxes of the original Republic of China government, so as to make it more rational. Attract investment, simplify various procedures for setting up factories, improve the efficiency of government offices, and protect the development of national industry. The headquarters of the Bank of Communications was relocated to Shanghai, capital was injected into it, and the financial operation model was reformed, private capital loans were encouraged, and the establishment of factories in the special zone was accelerated. Establish a free trade zone to reduce or reduce tariffs and other preferential policies, attract foreign capital and technology into the Republic of China market, and accelerate the speed of industrialization in the Republic of China. Establish a special industrial production zone, located in the area where Suzhou and Shanghai meet, and initially achieve three links and one leveling to attract investment. Encourage talents from all over the country to work and live in Jiangsu, and vigorously absorb teachers, doctors, lawyers, accountants and other talents and skilled workers.
Speaking of Guo Yu's method is not new, but throughout the entire Republic of China, and even the entire Republic of China time and space, there are a few people who can put forward an economic development plan like Guo Yu.
Take taxation as an example, how chaotic is the tax in the time and space of the Republic of China? Salt tax, customs duty, inland tax, regular customs duty, tobacco and alcohol tax, cigarette tax, kerosene tax, stamp duty, commercial tax, ship donation, house donation, slaughter tax, income tax, inheritance tax, banknote issuance tax, exchange tax, company and trademark registration tax, production tax, factory tax, etc. The desolation and corruption of the rulers led to a large number of taxes, excessive levies, and even more disorganized tax administration. The national industry of the Republic of China was severely encroached upon, and its economic resources were subjected to coercive plundering and destructive blows.
For example, the burden of salt tax will be increased by 12 times, and the unified tax will be increased by 2.5 times. As far as the "field endowment" is concerned, Shaanxi's field endowment has increased by 25 times compared with the original tax burden, and Sichuan has actually pre-levied the "field endowment" after 50 years. Since most of them followed the old system of the Qing Dynasty, divided the boundaries of national and local taxes, and implemented the method of collecting and managing taxes according to administrative and hierarchical divisions, local governments still had to set up clever names, increase the weight at various levels, and collect taxes arbitrarily. There are so many kinds of taxes and miscellaneous taxes that small traders pay as many as 1,756 kinds, which is really the largest in the world. It's really the Republic of China that the world is too poor.
The first thing Guo Yu wanted to reform was the issue of taxation and apportionment of exorbitant taxes, unifying all tax burdens into several reasonable taxes, and after cleaning up and merging, the original thousands of kinds of exacting taxes and miscellaneous taxes finally became only various special taxes, and a reasonable tax ratio was formulated for the development of various industries. In addition to retaining the necessary normal taxes, miscellaneous taxes and unreasonable apportionments have been abolished for the general public, so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment.
The full text of Guo Yu's order to reduce or reduce the tax burden was published in Huafu Bao, and reactions from all walks of life were mixed. Ordinary people, enlightened people, and party members naturally praised Guo Yu, the overseer of Jiangsu, for the sake of the people, to truly reduce the burden on the people, and to give the people the right to live. But the overseers of other provinces are unhappy, you Guo Yu is exempted from taxes, do you have to pay for all your expenses, even if you can afford it, but how can we afford it, how can we justifiably charge and apportion, isn't this a troublemaker.
Some people even sent a report directly to Guo Yu and asked Guo Yu to revoke this order, otherwise it would be very difficult for other provinces to do it. Guo Yu showed a sarcastic look on his face after receiving the telegram, these moths don't know how to build, they only know how to keep asking for it from the people, and they will naturally taste the bitter fruits they have planted in the future, and it is a joke that they want me to be in the same stream with you. It just so happens that this is also a good opportunity to promote the Jiangsu Special Economic Zone, the people's eyes are bright, and they naturally know how to choose, so that Jiangsu will attract more talents and workers, which is also an opportunity for Guo Yu to strengthen himself.
Guo Yu returned to modern time and space several times during this period, basically lived for a few days for a short time, and then took a variety of materials and factory equipment to return to the Republic of China time and space, now the Republic of China time and space is undergoing large-scale construction, factories in the special industrial zone rose from the ground, tall chimneys rose up smoke and dust, skilled workers from all over the country were absorbed into these factories in large numbers, plus the technical guidance sent from Kalimantan, so that Jiangsu's industrial development was very rapid, less than two months, Jiangsu's face has taken on a vibrant and rejuvenated look.
Guo Yu's idea is to establish preliminary industrial construction in the time and space of the Republic of China, at least to be able to ensure the use of all the materials of the Huafu Army and the Huafu Association, after all, it is not a long-term solution to constantly resell a large number of industrial products from modern time and space, and it is the road to long-term development to be able to achieve self-sufficiency in this time and space.
After Guo Yu received all the ordered warships and army equipment from Nev, he formed armored divisions and mechanized divisions in Jiangsu and Kalimantan respectively. However, the weapons and equipment of various countries in the Republic of China are not so advanced, so Guo Yu's armored division and mechanized division are not established according to the scale of the original armored division of the Soviet Union. According to the Soviet Union's equipment armored divisions should be equipped with more than 300 tanks, more than 100 artillery pieces, 200 infantry fighting vehicles and armored transport vehicles, not to mention who to fight with such an army in the Republic of China now, it is also a very big burden to raise such an army, so Guo Yu diluted the equipment of the armored division, basically an armored division is only one-third of the original equipment, so each armored division also has more than 100 tanks and dozens of artillery, and its combat capability is far beyond the armies of various countries in the time and space of the Republic of China.
And in this way, Guo Yu can also reserve a large amount of equipment in his hands, Guo Yu will not take out these army equipment first, and it will not be too late to use it when more troops are established in the future. Now the Huafu Army, which has artillery, mortars, bazookas and AK47 rifles, is basically invincible in the Republic of China. R1152